Hoot Evers
Walter Arthur Evers
Born: February 8, 1921
St. Louis, MO USA
Deceased: 1991
Houston, TX USA
Primary Position: OF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Career: 1941-1956
Minor League Statistics
Hoot Evers compiled a career batting average of .278 with 98 home runs and 565 RBI in his 1142-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, New York Giants, Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1941 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 81 | 341 | 304 | 42 | 81 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 43 | .266 | .344 | .359 | .703 | 109 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 126 | 525 | 460 | 67 | 136 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 67 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 49 | .296 | .366 | .435 | .801 | 200 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 139 | 606 | 538 | 81 | 169 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 103 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 31 | .314 | .378 | .454 | .831 | 244 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 132 | 508 | 432 | 68 | 131 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 6 | 7 | 70 | 38 | .303 | .403 | .428 | .831 | 185 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 143 | 610 | 526 | 100 | 170 | 35 | 11 | 21 | 103 | 5 | 9 | 71 | 40 | .323 | .408 | .551 | .959 | 290 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 116 | 440 | 393 | 47 | 88 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 47 | .224 | .297 | .356 | .653 | 140 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 106 | 441 | 401 | 53 | 105 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 55 | .262 | .318 | .429 | .747 | 172 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 99 | 330 | 300 | 39 | 72 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 41 | .240 | .301 | .390 | .691 | 117 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NL | New York Giants | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .091 | .091 | .364 | .455 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 66 | 60 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .183 | .258 | .250 | .508 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 60 | 210 | 185 | 21 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 28 | .238 | .307 | .400 | .707 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 39 | 70 | 66 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .288 | .314 | .515 | .829 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 48 | 138 | 112 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | .241 | .375 | .295 | .670 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1142 | 4310 | 3801 | 556 | 1055 | 187 | 41 | 98 | 565 | 45 | 36 | 415 | 420 | .278 | .353 | .426 | .778 | 1618 | 116 | 27 | 65 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 76 | 0 | 0.0 | 196 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .975 | 2.605 | |
| 1947 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 123 | 0 | 0.0 | 354 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .978 | 2.959 | |
| 1948 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 138 | 0 | 0.0 | 392 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .973 | 2.899 | |
| 1949 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 123 | 0 | 0.0 | 319 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .994 | 2.691 | |
| 1950 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 325 | 15 | 1 | 3 | .997 | 2.446 | |
| 1951 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 108 | 0 | 0.0 | 234 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .976 | 2.250 | |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 105 | 0 | 0.0 | 219 | 8 | 6 | 3 | .974 | 2.162 | |
| 1953 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 93 | 0 | 0.0 | 161 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .988 | 1.763 | |
| 1954 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 24 | 12 | 138.0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.217 | 1.417 |
| 1954 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 4 | 0 | 11.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.176 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 55 | 49 | 409.3 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .991 | 2.353 | 1.945 |
| 1955 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 25 | 13 | 147.3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 1.360 |
| 1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 36 | 31 | 248.7 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .985 | 2.316 | 1.778 |
| Totals | 1051 | 106 | 962.7 | 2440 | 71 | 43 | 13 | .983 | 23.475 | 2.389 |
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